Walking can be another wonderful opportunity to be in awareness. Living in the Pacific Northwest, I accept and love the rain (maybe not everyday). This morning, as I headed out for my early walk, the weather became a downpour. This was not going to stop me. I grabbed my newest weather arsenal, a very large umbrella and my adventure started. It quickly became one of my favorite walking meditations, which included peace, sound, splashing, and rescuing.

Here is a brief description of my experience:

1. I was walking in a manicured park with beautiful old growth fir trees. The heavy rain kept everyone else away. It was very peaceful.

2. I took a deep breath of the pure, clean air, and held it in my lungs for a moment. With the exhale, I started to release any stress, physical pain, or concerns I brought with me.

3. There were mini-lakes forming on the path that allowed my inner child to splash through creating more puddles.

4. I rescued large earthworms stranded on pavement, which took me back to my childhood. I never had a problem picking up a wiggly worm and placing it on soil.